Ultimate Factories

Yes Ferrari has been on as well as Porsche.

 

Lamborghini has been on there as well.

 

BMW, too.

--Grant

 

Too bad they don't do an episode on the Morgan Car factory in Malvern, England. I had a chance to visit there recently and it was one of the high points of the trip.

 

I'd like to see one on Pagani or Koenigsegg!

 

^ Given their extremely low production #s they could change the title to Ultimate Workshops for those builders

 

So true!

 

How about Aston,Bentley,and Maserati?

 

I believe there was a show on Aston's not too long ago. I can't remember what it was called

 

Corvette as well.

 

Z06 correct?

I don't think I saw that one.

 

List of shows

· Apache Helicopter
· Audi
· BMW
· Camaro
· Caterpillar
· Corvette
· Ferrari
· Fire Trucks
· Harley-Davidson
· IKEA
· John Deere
· Lamborghini
· M-1 Tank
· NYC Subway Car
· Peterbilt
· Porsche
· Rolls-Royce
· Ultimate Factories: Budweiser
· UPS
· Winnebago

Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/all/Overview#ixzz0tCoX1oxR

 

kind of funny how they make the BMW's Z4 engine in Germany and then ship it to the states to mate up with the chassis to then ship it to wherever it's going to end up.

 

I liked the Lambo one the best

 

I caught the last 10 minutes of the Porsche factory. The Lamborghini factory is the only one Ive seen entirely.

 

I recall Hulu having some episodes, I watched some of the Ferrari one on there. It may be gone now since they usually don't keep shows on the website for a long time.

 

670-4SV

 

I thought the Ferrari and Audi episodes were the best.

I've not seen budweiser, gotta try to find it.

 

The Ferrari segment was pretty good, but you might notice, as did I, that some of the shots of the bodywork being finished was that of an F430. There was even a shot of a Maserati GT for about a fraction of a second. Probably the most amazing part of this for me was how they fitted hardened valve seats to the heads by freezing the seats in liquid nitrogen (thus shrinking them ever so slightly), fitting them to the head and allowing them to return to room temperature to expand and lock them into place. That's certainly one step that cannot be duplicated by the home or shop mechanic.

The Corvette segment featured the Z06. The thing that stood out on that one was how meticulous they are about making sure the paintwork people are super clean with no particulate debris. They undergo a vigorous test each day that includes rubbing a test panel over their uniforms, then spraying and baking that panel to see if there are any paint "craters." If there are, you flunk and get sent home.

 

Are there any new ones? I managed to download a few. Ferrari 599, Corvette Z06, Harley Davidson V Rod, Budwiser, Porsche, Lambo...

 

I've seen Camaro, Volt, and BMW Z4

 

I loved the Rolls Royce one. Showed why you buy so much more than a car.

But all car related ones are _very_ interesting.

 

The current gen Z4 is built entirely in Germany now, and they only build the "X" vehicles in South Carolina.